Though they take up a significant portion of the annual federal budget, programs like Social Security have measurable economic benefits.
“Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks with David Gura of Bloomberg News and Jeanna Smialek of The New York Times about the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged, changes to the Fed’s balance sheet and the jobs report.
Divestment might not move the needle on government or corporate policy, but it could shift “hearts and minds,” says Alison Taylor of NYU.
These programs are the biggest part of the budget, and cuts to them feel personal, one expert says. Reducing them has been tough historically.
Dylan Demery is focusing on her woman-centric business, She’s Fly, after losing her full-time job. “It just feels right,” she says.
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